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Sunny Cheung on the sentencing of dozens of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong

4:07am November 20, 2024

by A Martínez

Activist Sunny Cheung, a student leader during the protests in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020, talks with NPR about the sentencing of dozens of pro-democracy demonstrators there.

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A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months

1:39am November 20, 2024

Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks. The latest on Tuesday saw primary school students injured by a car as they arrived for classes.

Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack

1:13am November 20, 2024

Residents have been angered by the latest gang attacks. Violence forced Haiti's main airport to shut down last week after the country swore in a new prime minister.

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As Nadal plays his last tourney, Federer sends an emotional note from 'your fan, Roger'

11:05am November 19, 2024

"You challenged me in ways no one else could," Roger Federer tells Rafael Nadal, who will retire after this week's Davis Cup tennis tournament.

The U.S. confirms Ukraine fired long-range ATACMS into Russia for the 1st time

9:02am November 19, 2024

Ukraine has fired ATACMS into Russia, marking the first attack using the U.S.-made long-range missiles in 1,000 days of war.

1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. And, Trump's proposed plan for your money

7:53am November 19, 2024

How life in Russia has changed, 1,000 days after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And, diving into the consequences of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tax cuts.

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Zama Zamas test South African government's promise to crack down on illegal mining

4:34am November 19, 2024

by Leila Fadel

South African police have been in a stand off outside an abandoned gold mine with hundreds of illegal miners who are holding out underground. The situation is getting desperate.

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How one Ukrainian soldier and his wife survived 1,000 days of war with Russia

4:31am November 19, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

A Ukrainian soldier and his wife describe how the large-scale Russian invasion has changed their lives and their country.

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Dozens sentenced for up to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong national security case

1:10am November 19, 2024

A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to a decade behind bars after it ruled in a landmark legal case that they had broken a national security law implemented by Beijing.

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42,000 crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

1:08am November 19, 2024

Protesters oppose a measure that would reshape the county's founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.